ARR Gil Cap Reduction

[Ryshel]

It's very likely performance related. They'll be able to make the database more efficient by only having to store and retrieve smaller values. Reducing the significant digit by 1 for something accessed as much as virtual currency can result in huge overall processing gains.

I understand the overall change completely. Reducing the cap from 999mil to 99mil is going to make some money-grubbers very upset, but I understand why SE would want to reduce the overall cap by one digit and scale NPC prices down to account for that change, while also hopefully discouraging real money traders and whatnot. What I'm complaining about is that basically, we're all being punished for a few exploiters' exploits. I guess overall, things will work themselves out, but it's kinda upsetting when I've worked really hard for everything I've done and gotten while a select few have exploited the system for their spoils, and yet I'm going to have to watch my gil go from a hard-earned 3mil that I hoped to hold onto for awhile and not have to spend every day farming just to make ends meet down to 300k that goes very fast when you get poked with a stick if you don't put your gear repairs up for less than 5k apiece. :|

[Ladon]

I understand the overall change completely. Reducing the cap from 999mil to 99mil is going to make some money-grubbers very upset, but I understand why SE would want to reduce the overall cap by one digit and scale NPC prices down to account for that change, while also hopefully discouraging real money traders and whatnot. What I'm complaining about is that basically, we're all being punished for a few exploiters' exploits. I guess overall, things will work themselves out, but it's kinda upsetting when I've worked really hard for everything I've done and gotten while a select few have exploited the system for their spoils, and yet I'm going to have to watch my gil go from a hard-earned 3mil that I hoped to hold onto for awhile and not have to spend every day farming just to make ends meet down to 300k that goes very fast when you get poked with a stick if you don't put your gear repairs up for less than 5k apiece. :|

You're not understanding how this works. They are changing the value of money not removing money from the system. Do you have less money if you convert 4 quarters into 1 dollar? No, of course not.

[TheRac25]

It's very likely performance related. They'll be able to make the database more efficient by only having to store and retrieve smaller values. Reducing the significant digit by 1 for something accessed as much as virtual currency can result in huge overall processing gains.

wrong, a 32 bit number holds 4,294,967,295, and putting numbers into memory smaller than the bitness of the processor is actually a performance hit, please stop pulling stuff out of your crack

[Obsy]

Maybe if they changed "gil" to "hundred gil", people would feel better...

[Aion]

on first weeks of ARR,the price will be overpriced,sure. Consider this:

-Players still looking for efficient way to make gils in new battle/crafting/gathering system
-supply will be low
-demands will be unknown (due changes into battle system,stats and materia)

after community establish demands and steady supplies,price will be corrected

[Duuude007]

This is a nonissue. Gil is just worth 10x more, in the end its the same. undercutting will quickly reform the established market. People won't have any other choice. Complete non-issue.

Grass > 1/10 gil reset, and I dont even care about grass. Lets move on, please.

Its like migrating to another country called "Arealmrebornia" where to purchase anything you must exchange your Gil for their G|l.

[TimonLoon]

If you took your money and converted it into another currency (less physical bills) but stayed in the same country, do you have less money? *Obviously not factoring in conversion rate changes on currencies.*

Think before answering this question and if you still can't come up with an answer then you never will. Just gonna have to shut up and accept the changes.

This is what our current economy looks like:

[Ferth]

This thread is just making me sad now...

[Aion]

I didnt know having all class to 50 will make me expert in economy,thanks for the tips

[KadeDoom]

I didnt know having all class to 50 will make me expert in economy,thanks for the tips

it doesn't but also means you have spent less time playing the game to be concerned about loss or gain. If you got nothing to lose, then this post is for you, but If you spent countless hours on here trying to build something, then there is a real issue.